Per general contractor Clark Construction’s website, the $500 million project features the renovation of 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and all ancillary interior spaces, including the building’s main entrance. The project is estimated to generate $5 billion in economic impact over 30 years.

The Clark team also will renovate the convention center’s façade, adding a new curtain wall system and decorative “fins.” Additionally, they will construct a 60,000 square-foot ballroom expansion with meeting and pre-function space.

Outside of the building, the project team will transform over six acres of parking lot space into a public park and perform landscaping and infrastructure improvements to the convention center campus. A new parking structure will replace the existing surface lots and will be integrated with the building. Additionally, the team will refurbish Convention Center Drive and 19th Street.